kiro-discovery

What problem does it solve?

This Skill determines the right next step for a new work idea or request by scanning repository-level metadata and steering artifacts to avoid wasted effort, unclear boundaries, or duplicated spec work. It helps teams decide whether to update an existing spec, implement directly, create a single new spec, decompose into multiple specs, or use a mixed approach so work starts with a clear, actionable artifact on disk.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Lightweight metadata scan: Inspect specs inventory, steering presence, and top-level structure without loading full file contents to preserve context budget.
• Action path determination: Classify requests into existing-spec extension, no-spec direct work, single new spec, multi-spec decomposition, or mixed decomposition and recommend the next step.
• Contexted deep exploration: When needed, delegate heavy codebase exploration and technical research to subagents while keeping only concise summaries in main context.
• On-disk continuity: Create brief.md or roadmap.md files as required to persist discovery decisions and enable reproducible handoffs.

Quick Start

Ask kiro-discovery to evaluate an idea and propose the best action path based on the repository's current spec and steering metadata.